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ID number: BIRBI-R3222 Object type: Coin
Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Named collection: G. Haines Collection Collector: Haines, Geoffrey Maker: Dalmatius; Constantine I; Arelate Denomination: Follis Place made: Europe: France, Southeastern France, Arles Culture: Roman Date made: 335 Metal: Base metal Diameter (cm): 1.90 Weight (g): 2.20 Axis (degrees): 180.00 Provenance: Haines 894. Col. Allotte de la Fuye Sale, Paris 1925. |
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Description: Obverse: Head of Delmatius, wearing laurel wreath, draped and cuirassed, facing r. Reverse: Two soldiers, in military attire and helmeted, standing facing each other with two standards between them, holding spear in outer hands and leaning on shield with inner hands; [vertical arrows] in field, between figures.
Inscriptions: Obverse: DELMΠII-VS NOB CHES (Delmatius, Most Noble Caesar). Reverse: CLOR-IH EXEPC-ITVS (To the Glory of the Army). In Exergue: PCONST
Bibliography: RIC VII 391 var
Notes: According to RIC, the PCONST in the exergue of the reverse and [vertical arrows] in the field of the reverse are mintmarks indicating Arelate. As opposed to the type in RIC, this coin's obverse legend varies; there is no FL to begin.
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